Here is an interesting article about Gizmodo, a pretty mainstream technology site, sending emails to Trump administration officials to see if they would open an attachment included within.
So, three weeks ago, Gizmodo Media Group’s Special Projects Desk launched a security preparedness test directed at Giuliani and 14 other people associated with the Trump Administration. We sent them an email that mimicked an invitation to view a spreadsheet in Google Docs. The emails came from the address security.test@gizmodomedia.com, but the sender name each one displayed was that of someone who might plausibly email the recipient, such as a colleague, friend, or family member.
It goes on to state that while none of them went all the way and give their credentials, they did open up much more than what I would be comfortable an official dealing with sensitive information would.
Two of the people we reached—informal presidential advisor Newt Gingrich and FBI director James Comey—replied to the emails they’d gotten, apparently taking the sender’s identity at face value.
it’s an interesting read considering what has been published regarding Hillary’s emails and the Podesta hack…
the article is by Ashley Feinberg, Kashmir Hill, and Surya Mattu, and can be found here:
gizmodo.com/...